Internet/Blogs

Radio time!

In case you missed your chance several months ago, voice actress Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, etc.) and animation writer …

Disney

Lunch with Disney’s “Alice”

This Saturday, May 24, 2008, Women in Animation will present a salon featuring Virginia Davis, the original star of Walt Disney’s Alice …

Disney

Disney Music in Vancouver

The Telus World of Science in Vancouver, which I believe is a children’s museum, is hosting an exhibit called Disney: The Music Behind …

Classic

Animation Auction

Ron Stark of S/R Laboratories in Westlake Village, California, sent me his latest animation auction catalog and it’s loaded with goodies. …

Books

Today’s Book Look

One more plug for the The 2nd annual Animation Book Look this afternoon in Sherman Oaks. The Creative Talent Network and Van Eaton …

Disney

Disney History 1984-2008

Ryan Peterson, a student of Media Studies at Vassar College, created this mini-film (technically an animatic) about the Michael Eisner …

Internet/Blogs

Forces Of Good

Forces of Good is a fun blog that I would plug even if its writer Stefan Blitz didn’t just post an interview with me. Blitz has also …

Disney

Remembering Joe Grant

Today is Joe Grant’s 100th birthday (or the 100th anniversary of his birth). Howard Green sent us these pix with a note, “He passed away …

Classic

Unpaid Stars of the Movies

This 1930 article from Popular Mechanics magazine (below) tries to explain the process of recording sound for animated cartoons in …

Shorts

Animated American

Former Disney 2D animators James Baker (Mulan, Tarzan, etc) and Joe Haidar (Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas) have directed a new …

Classic

Popeye meets Aladdin

One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popeye Vol. 2 DVD is the remastered print of the 1939 two-reel special, Aladdin And His …

Comics

The Argyle Sweater

Today’s The Argyle Sweater, Scott Hilburn’s new panel cartoon, recently launched in 130 newspapers by Universal Press.

Cartoon Culture

Mike Luckovich

Apparently the Clinton’s are watching the Looney Tunes Golden Collection on their flat screen in this Mike Luckovich editorial cartoon …

Events

Clampett originals at the Academy

Whoa! I got quite a shock as I entered the lobby of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills tonight. I attended …

Feature Film

Igor and Space Chimps

Interesting year at the box office. Horton Hears A Who was a huge box office success. Kung Fu Panda and Wall•E are going to be …

Books

Gary Panter’s book tour

Gary Panter (designer of Pee Wee’s Playhouse) has a new book from PictureBox Inc. Panter is doing a book tour this month that might be of …

Disney

Disney’s Roadside Romeo

For those of you who think Beverly Hills Chihuahua will be the worst Disney CGI film of the year… submitted for your approval, Roadside …

Anime

Speed Racer and Me

As I admitted in a post below, I’ve always been a fan of the original 60s anime of Speed Racer. One of my proudest moments came in the …

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